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uncomplimentary
adjective as in deprecative
adjective as in deprecatory
adjective as in depreciative
adjective as in depreciatory
adjective as in derogative
adjective as in detractive
adjective as in disadvantageous
adjective as in ironic
Strongest matches
adjective as in ironic/ironical
Weak matches
- acrid
- alert
- arrogant
- backbiting
- biting
- bitter
- burlesque
- caustic
- chaffing
- clever
- contemptuous
- contradictory
- critical
- cutting
- cynical
- defiant
- derisive
- disparaging
- double-edged
- exaggerated
- implausible
- incisive
- incongruous
- jibing
- keen
- mocking
- mordant
- paradoxical
- pungent
- quick-witted
- ridiculous
- sardonic
- satiric
- satirical
- scathing
- scoffing
- sharp
- sneering
- spicy
- trenchant
- twisted
- witty
- wry
adjective as in pejorative
adjective as in unflattering
Weak matches
Example Sentences
The answers, on so many occasions, were uncomplimentary.
A group of Muslims had filed a petition to the authorities accusing Bala of posting uncomplimentary messages about Islam on social media.
“Orange Man,” for the uninitiated, was an uncomplimentary nickname for former President Trump in the press and elsewhere when he was in office.
He was convicted by an Islamic court in August for making uncomplimentary remarks about God during an argument with a friend in northern Kano state.
“He never said one unkind or uncomplimentary thing about me.”
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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